No. 12 Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys hungry for win at Ouachita BaptistBy Henry C. Apple sportseditor@couriernews.com Arkansas Tech has the privilege of enjoying what most teams would be dreaming about right now - an unbeaten record, regional and national rankings, first place in the Gulf South Conference standings, a win over a quality opponent and the assurance of its first winning season in three years. So what could possibly keep the 12th-ranked Wonder Boys from avoiding a letdown when they travel to Arkadelp...

Arkansas Tech hosts UCA tonight in volleyball actionArkansas Tech Sports Information The Arkansas Tech Golden Suns will try to get back into the win column Thursday night as they host red-hot University of Central Arkansas in key Gulf South Conference West Division volleyball match at Tucker Coliseum. Match time has been set for 7 p.m. for this 37th meeting between the two old Interstate-20 rivals. Tech (11-11) and UCA (11-12) are currently tied along with Christian Brothers University for thir...

Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys continue to climb in football pollsArkansas Tech Sports Information While Grand Valley State and Pittsburg State maintained their 1-2 positions on the American Football Coaches Association Division II coaches' poll, Arkansas Tech continued its move up the ladder as the Wonder Boys jumped three spots to No. 12 in the national rankings this week. Tech had made its initial appearance on the poll two weeks ago at No. 21, but has since advanced nine spots following wins over West Ge...

Henderson State defeats volleyball Golden SunsArkansas Tech Sports Information ARKADELPHIA - Henderson State wrestled second place in the Gulf South Conference West Division away from Arkansas Tech Tuesday night in a 3-1 decision at the Wells Center. Henderson State (11-9, 4-2 Gulf South) took this one 30-25, 23-30, 30-20, 30-20 over the Golden Suns (11-11, 3-3 Gulf South) in a match that lasted an hour and 45 minutes. Kelly Allums led the Tech charge with another double-double performanc...

Campbell: Balance key to Tech successBy Henry C. Apple sportseditor@couriernews.com Arkansas Tech junior quarterback Jason Campbell says he doesn't see the comparisions between him and the quarterback at Auburn University, who coincidentally also bears the same name. Well, there are a few, to be precise. Both Jason Campbells are the starters at their positions, and both of them currently play on undefeated, nationally-ranked teams. But that's pretty much where the similarities en...

Tech, HSU meet in crucial matchArkansas Tech Sports Information Arkansas Tech and Henderson State will get together Tuesday night at the Wells Center in Arkadelphia to determine who remains in second place in the Gulf South Conference West Division volleyball race. Both Tech and Henderson are currently tied for the runner-up position with identical 3-2 records. Harding University continued to set the leader's pace with its unblemished 5-0 mark. Tech (11-10) is coming off a ...

No. 15 Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys deny No. 20 Delta State Statesmen 35-29By Henry C. Apple sportseditor@couriernews.com There may have been skeptics about Arkansas Tech's 6-0 record heading into Saturday's game because of a lack of a quality opponent. The Wonder Boys silenced their critics for now as 15th-ranked Tech picked up a crucial 35-29 victory over No. 20 Delta State before a homecoming crowd of 6,235 at Buerkle Field. It marks the first time the Wonder Boys (6-0, 5-0) have gone this far in a season undefeat...

Golden Suns to play two matches at Siloam SpringsArkansas Tech Sports Information Arkansas Tech will take a break from the Gulf South Conference volleyball skirmishes to participate in a tri-match affair today in Siloam Springs. Tech (10-9) will take on the University of Texas-Permian Basin at 2 p.m. and host John Brown University at 4. This will be the Golden Suns' first meeting with Texas-Permian Basin from Odessa, Texas. The Falcons are 9-10 this fall and will have matches with Southern N...

Strong finish vaults Arkansas Tech into second placeArkansas Tech Sports Information SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Byron Thom fired a second-day best 3-under 69 to spark a late Arkansas Tech charge that lifted the Wonder Boys into a second-place tie in the annual Deerfield Inn/Drury University Golf Classic at the Rivercut Golf Club. Trailing first-day leader Central Oklahoma by seven strokes (303-296), Tech covered the 6,955-yard course with a 304 to finish at 600 and share the runner-up slot with its Okl...

Late rally lifts Arkansas Tech Golden Suns past OBUBy Mark Burke sports@couriernews.com It is not how you start, but how you finish that is important. The Arkansas Tech Golden Suns dropped the first two games of Tuesday night's match against Ouachita Baptist, but rallied to win the last three in a 26-30, 20-30, 30-20, 30-17, 15-11 victory in Gulf South Conference action at Tucker Coliseum. "We started off with our two worse games we've had, and ended with the three best games we've had all sea...

Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys move up to 15th in Division II football pollArkansas Tech Sports Information While Grand Valley State of Michigan kept its No. 1 ranking after the sixth week of action in the American Football Coaches Association Division II coaches' poll, Arkansas Tech leap six spots to No. 15 on the national rankings this week. Tech had made its initial appearance on the poll last week at No. 21, but moved up following a 28-14 road victory over West Georgia that kept the Wonder Boys unbeaten after fiv...

Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys win at West Georgia 28-14, improve to 5-0Arkansas Tech Sports Information CARROLLTON, Ga. - Arkansas Tech finally got its offensive thrust on track in the second half and eventually cranked out a hard-earned 28-14 Gulf South Conference win over West Georgia Saturday night at Grisham Stadium. The win kept the No. 21 Wonder Boys undefeated after five starts and tied with Valdosta State for first place in the league championship race with a 4-0 Gulf South Conference mark. Valdosta State...

Harding's defensive prowess too much for Golden SunsBy Henry C. Apple sportseditor@couriernews.com Harding's volleyball team won the Gulf South Conference's West Division title last season and was picked as the frontrunner in this year's race. Arkansas Tech coach Kristy Kale had no qualms with that assessment after Saturday afternoon's match. The Lady Bisons marched into Tucker Coliseum and left with their 10th straight victory, claiming a 30-23, 30-24, 30-21 decision over the Golden Suns, whic...

Wonder Boys must avoid trap in West GeorgiaBy Henry C. Apple sportseditor@couriernews.com If Arkansas Tech isn't careful tonight, the proverbial football trap could be waiting at the end of the Wonder Boys' longest road trip of the season. Tech will take its unbeaten record, its No. 21 national ranking in the NCAA Division II national poll and the No. 7 spot in the NCAA South Region poll into Carrolton, Ga., where the Wonder Boys will face West Georgia in a Gulf South Conference showdo...

Golden Suns sweep Southern ArkansasArkansas Tech Sports Information MAGNOLIA - The Arkansas Tech Golden Suns got back on the winning track Thursday night with a 3-0 Gulf South Conference win over Southern Arkansas University at the W.T. Watson Athletic Center. Tech, now 9-8 overall, went to 2-1 in the West Division volleyball standings as the Golden Suns chipped out a 30-20, 39-37, 30-22 win over the Lady Riders (5-10, 1-3 Gulf South). The win set the stage for this afternoon's...

No. 21 Wonder Boys face another tough running back in GeorgiaBy Sean Ingram and Tech Sports Information The Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys will try to remain unbeaten as they travel into Carrollton, Ga., on Saturday to take on the West Georgia Braves. Game time at Grisham Stadium has been set for 6 p.m. Tech (4-0) is the only overall undefeated team left in the Gulf South Conference after a 42-28 win over West Alabama last week. But the Wonder Boys, ranked No. 21 on the national poll this week, find themselv...

Arkansas Tech sports notebookBy Arkansas Tech Sports Information The Arkansas Tech Golden Suns will seek to bounce back from Tuesday's night 3-2 loss to nationally-ranked John Brown University as they travel to Magnolia tonight to resume Gulf South Conference play against Southern Arkansas University. Match time at the W.T. Watson Athletic Center has been set for 7 p.m. This will be the start of a hectic six-day run for the Golden Suns, who will host defending Gulf South ...